Where does “flitspaal” come from?
flitspaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch flitsen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
flitspaal (Dutch): speed camera
Definitions
- speed camera
Ancestry of “flitspaal”, step by step
flitspaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch flitsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | flitsen | to flash, to suddenly brightly illuminate; to... |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |